Office 2003 Certified User, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, and Excel.
Intel Certified Trainer of Trainers
Cat 45E Certification and Fiber Optic Certification
H&R Block Certified Income Tax Preparation Specialist (1986 -lapsed)
Licensed Term Life Insurance Agent (1984-lapsed)
Employment History
Falls City ISD (August 1992-Present)
Mathematics, Computer Literacy Teacher (8-12), Technology and Network Director, etc.
It's a small school, we wear lots of hats and do what is needed.
A-1 Auto Service (August 1994 - Present)
Quickbooks Administrator/Bookkeeper, Computer Maintenance
Karnes County Farm Bureau (1980 – 1981)
Administrative/Supervisory/Leadership Experience
Masters in Educational Technology Leadership / Principal Internship (April 2011 – Sept. 2012) In excess of required 300 hours.
Administrative Experience
Administration of FCISD E-RATE program. (1999 - present)
Administration/Management of School Network, locally hosted RSCCC and TxEIS (moved to R20 10/13), Email, firewall, student/teacher computer accounts, online accounts at third party sites, etc. (1992 - present)
Administration/Management and Coordination of District Online Assessment. ( Inception to present)
Administered every phase of the grant process, from visioning to filing the final report documents for each of the TIF grants mentioned in the Grants section. (PS2(1998? - final Community Networking Grant (2006?)).
NHS Sponsor and managed application process (1992 - 2000).
Leadership Experience
Led/leading Falls City ISD Teachers and Administrators to continually improve technology integration in classroom instruction (1992 – Present).
Led the Countywide Telecommunications Committee while on the Economic Development Board which lead to countywide leadership role to organize, establish and manage a countywide operating board for the vision of a countywide wireless network to bring wireless broadband to our rural community. I worked closely with county leaders, businessmen, etc. to design, budget, apply for the grant, deploy, and operate the network. This grant provided Wireless internet connectivity throughout the county with major hops in each town, 1 computer and free wireless internet access for each partner, including the libraries, the courthouse, each of the schools, and the economic development board in addition to a free countywide website for each participant, free website maintenance training, and free Microsoft Office Suite training hosted in each school district .
Chief instigator and Pilot School of Palo Alto College's Video Conference based Dual Credit Program (1999-2010).
Led FCISD Administrators, Teachers and Community Members through 4 major grants from inception to complete implementation
Re-established NHS & established Junior NHS for Falls City Students.
July 25- 27, 2006 - TEA Div. CTE Business & Marketing 20+ hours CEU
New CTE Teacher Orientation Training
Microsoft Office Specialist 2003 Word
Microsoft Office Specialist 2003 Excel
Microsoft Office Specialist 2003 Power Point
Coastal Bend Community College Grant Writing Workshop
Teletechniques I - customized for Regional Service Centers
Completed A+Certification Training and MCSE Training Windows NT– did not take the tests June 2000 *not in port.
NACC Category V Certification - June 30, 1998 * cert. not in porfolio
NACC Fiber Optic Certification - June 29, 1998 * cert. not in portfolio
Tandy Technology Scholars
Cord Applied Mathematics
EduQuest District Technology Director
Presentations and/or Publications
Annual E-RATE/ Budget Presentations
In-Service Presentations
RUS Grant Presentation resulted in Palo Alto RUS grant funding of $500,000.
Community Grant Organization/Implementation/Management Presentations
Grants
Continued collaboration with GVEC to maintain working relationship/annual grant of 25mbps internet access worth over $12,000.00 annually.
Collaboration with Texas A&M Kingsville to receive Radio Tower for faculty / student online education
Collaborated with Palo Alto Community College RUS Grant to update Video Conference network and provide 4 workstations for video conference classroom, approx $25,000. local equipment, $500,000 to Palo Alto for the Project.
TIF Community Network Grant - $250,000.
TIF PS10 – High School Computers and Professional Development- $50,000
TIF PS9-Elementary Computers and Professional Development - $50,000
TIF PS6 – Video Conferencing Equipment, Est. Video Conference Dual Credit Program with Palo Alto College- $50,000
TechPrep Grant – Provided Microsoft Office Site License, Ink, & Paper - $10,000
TIF PS2 – Established District Wide Wired Network- $100,000
Annual ERATE Grant - approximately $8000/year.
Civic/Community Service
Working with Falls City Education Foundation to improve technology education and availability throughout FCISD K-12 classrooms.
Non-voting member School District Representative Karnes County Economic Development Corporation Board
as a non-voting member 2000 – 2008.
Time for preparation and conducting numerous student and adult computer camps was donated.
I have donated many computers, monitors, and printers to the school district over the years.
Professional/Academic Honors and Awards
Suma Cum Laude, Lamar University Educational Technology Leadership / Administration Master's Degree
Chosen to represent Karnes County Leaders in Washington, D.C. in 2000
Salutatorian of Department, Southwest Texas State University and Cum Laude, GPA 3.45
Salutatorian Three Rivers High School, Class of 1977.
Professional Organizations
Texas Computer Educators Association
Association of Texas Professional Educators
Texas and Regional Association and Curriculum Development
International Society for Technology in Education
Research Projects
Future Planning: What technology tools, infrastructure, etc. need to be included in new construction to service educational needs of students through 2050?
Curriculum Alignment for Student Success: Is CSCOPE a viable technology and research based curriculum alignment tool?
References
Available upon request, I must contact before listing here.
Patricia Startz Curriculum Vita
Last update: January 21, 2014
P.O. Box 39
829 W. Riviere Dr.,
Falls City, Tx 78113-0039
Home: (830) 254-3394, Fax: (830) 254-3044
Work: (830)254-3551, Fax: (830) 254-3354
Cell: (830) 583-5965
startzp@fcisd.net
Academic Background:
B.S. Mathematics/Computer Science with Secondary Education Specialization
Professional Certifications/Licenses:
Train - the -Trainer Certified.
Employment History
Mathematics, Computer Literacy Teacher (8-12), Technology and Network Director, etc.
It's a small school, we wear lots of hats and do what is needed.
Quickbooks Administrator/Bookkeeper, Computer Maintenance
Administrative/Supervisory/Leadership Experience
- Masters in Educational Technology Leadership / Principal Internship (April 2011 – Sept. 2012) In excess of required 300 hours.
Administrative Experience- Administration of FCISD E-RATE program. (1999 - present)
- Administration/Management of School Network, locally hosted RSCCC and TxEIS (moved to R20 10/13), Email, firewall, student/teacher computer accounts, online accounts at third party sites, etc. (1992 - present)
- Administration/Management and Coordination of District Online Assessment. ( Inception to present)
- Administered every phase of the grant process, from visioning to filing the final report documents for each of the TIF grants mentioned in the Grants section. (PS2(1998? - final Community Networking Grant (2006?)).
- NHS Sponsor and managed application process (1992 - 2000).
Leadership ExperienceProfessional Development
Region Center Training 2004 - 2014
- Network Management Training
- RSCCC / TXEIS Training
- TEKS Training
- CTE Training
- Curriculum Advisory Committee
- CTE Advisory Committee
Region 3 Training Register -Outside Training
Train - the -Trainer - July 2007
Click here for Training Certificate Portfolio -
Train - the -Trainer 40 hours, Junew 25-29, 2007
Presentations and/or Publications
Grants
Civic/Community Service
as a non-voting member 2000 – 2008.
Professional/Academic Honors and Awards
Professional Organizations
Research Projects
- Future Planning: What technology tools, infrastructure, etc. need to be included in new construction to service educational needs of students through 2050?
- Curriculum Alignment for Student Success: Is CSCOPE a viable technology and research based curriculum alignment tool?
References